Total hours required: 88
The above course work meets licensing examination requirements in many states. Students should check with their home state for specific requirements. A minimum grade point average of: 2.00 must be earned in all work applicable to the program. A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all Funeral Service major courses. Students must have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours credit in residence at the University of Central Oklahoma including 15 hours in residence at UCO of the final 30 hours applied toward the certificate program.
National Board Examination scores, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available at www.abfse.org. To request a printed copy of this program’s scores and rates, go to: UCO Department of Funeral Service, CHS 154, 100 North University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034 or by e-mail at funeralservice@uco.edu, or by telephone, (405) 974-5001.
The Department of Funeral Service Bachelor of Science Degree and Certificate of Completion Programs at the University of Central Oklahoma are accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 (816)233-3747 www.abfse.org
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the accredited Bachelor’s Degree and Certificate program, students will be able to:
- Explain the importance of funeral service professionals in developing relationships with the families and communities they serve.
- Identify standards of ethical conduct in funeral service practice.
- Interpret how federal, state, and local laws apply to funeral service in order to ensure compliance.
- Apply principles of public health and safety in the handling and preparation of human remains.
- Demonstrate technical skills in embalming and restorative art that are necessary for the preparation and handling of human remains.
- Demonstrate skills required for conducting arrangement conferences, visitations, services, and ceremonies.
- Describe the requirements and procedures for burial, cremation, and other accepted forms of final disposition of human remains.
- Describe methods to address the grief-related needs of the bereaved.
- Explain management skills associated with operating a funeral establishment.
- Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills and research skills needed for funeral service practice.
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